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including the new building for the Girls' Normal School. The new school-houses are, for the most part, large and handsome stone buildings, costing from $35,000 to $60,000 each. The Boys' Central High School is situated at Broad and Green streets, and is valued, with its furniture, at $122,500. The Girls' Normal School is on Sergeant Street above Ninth, and, with its furniture, is valued at $46,333. The new building in course of erection for this school, at the corner of Seventeenth and Spring Garden streets, is to be completed during the present year. The Board of Public Education has charge of all the public schools in Philadelphia, which is the first school district of Pennsylvania, and has its offices in the Athenæum Building, corner of Sixth and Adelphi

streets.

Universities, Colleges and Schools other than Public.-The University of Pennsylvania, including the medical college and law school and the Towne Scientific School, Thirty-fourth and Spruce streets; the Polytechnic College, Market street near Seventeenth; the Girard College (for orphans), Ridge av. and Nineteenth street; the Haverford College, near Haverford station, Pennsylvania R. R.: city office, 109 N. Tenth street; Institute for Colored Youth, Bainbridge street near Ninth; Swarthmore College, Delaware county, Swarthmore Station, West Chester R. R.: city office, Race street above Fifteenth; Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church, cor. Thirty-ninth and Walnut streets; Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 216 Franklin street, north of Race; Theological Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo, Overbrook Station, on the Pennsylvania R. R.; St. Vincent's Roman Catholic Seminary, East Chelten av., Germantown; Jefferson Medical College, Tenth street above Walnut; Woman's Medical College, N. College av, near Twenty-second street; Hahnemann Medical College, 1105 Filbert street; Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Tenth street near Race; Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, S. E. cor. Tenth and Arch streets; Philadelphia Dental College, 108 N. Tenth street; School of Design for Women, S. W. cor. West Penn Square and Merrick street, near Broad and Market. The above is only a limited list of the principal colleges and schools of the city.

CLUB-HOUSES.

Union League Club, Broad and Sansom streets.
Reform Club, Chestnut street above Fifteenth.
Philadelphia Club, Thirteenth and Walnut.
Merchants' Club, 246 South Third street.
Sketch Club, 10 West Penn Square.
St.George Society, Thirteenth and Arch streets.
Penn Club, S. E. cor. Eighth and Locust sts.
Social Art Club, 1525 Chestnut street.
Philadelphia Riding Club, 215 South Sixteenth.

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIES. Philadelphia and Loganian, Fifth and Library streets (below Chestnut).

Ridgway Library. New building being erected at Broad and Christian streets for Ridgway branch of Philadelphia Library.

Athenæum, Sixth street below Walnut. Pennsylvania Historical Society, 820 Spruce. Mercantile, Tenth street ab. Chestnut."

Law Library, cor. Fifth and Walnut streets. Apprentices', cor. Fifth and Arch streets. Hospital, Medical Library, Pennsylvania Eighth and Pine streets.

Shakespeare Society's Library, Room 6 Mercantile Library, old building, Fifth and Library streets (below Chestnut).

MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS.

Board of Brokers, 21 Merchants' Exchange, Third and Walnut streets.

Board of Trade, Mercantile Library building, Tenth street above Chestnut.

Chamber of Commerce, 133 South Second. Grocers' (wholesale) Association, 119 South Front.

Maritime Exchange, 133 South Second street. Philadelphia Drug Exchange, 17 South Third. Philadelphia Exchange Co., N. E. cor. Third and Walnut.

Produce Exchange, Front and Arch streets.

FIELD AND RIVER SPORTS.-CLUBS
AND CLUB-GROUNDS.

BASE BALL GROUNDS, Twenty-fifth and Jeffersional) base ball clubs. Union, Ridge avenue and son streets, Athletic and Philadelphia (profesGirard avenue railway cars run near the grounds. Athletic club-rooms, N. E. cor. Eleventh and Chestnut; Philadelphia club-rooms, Fifth and Locust streets.

CRICKET CLUBS.-Philadelphia C. C., organized 1854. Germantown cricket-grounds, near Wayne station, Germantown branch of Reading R. R. Horace Magee, 1219 Arch street, Secretary. Germantown C. C., organized 1855, reorganized 1866; Germantown grounds. W. A. Castle, 38 N. Fourth street, Secretary. Young America C. C., organized 1856: Germantown grounds. J. Waln Vaux, 1900 Chestnut street, Secretary. Merion C. C., organized 1865, incorporated 1874: Merion club-grounds, near Ardmore station, Pennsylvania R. R. James P. Townsend, 709 Walnut street, Secretary. Osceola C. C. (preserves its organization, but is incorporated with Y. A. C. C.). R. K. Wright, Jr., School lane, Germantown, Secretary. St. Timothy C. C., Roxborough, Philadelphia. John F. Parker, Secretary, 905 Filbert street. Belmont C. C., of West Philadelphia. John Kay Little, Secretary, 224 S. Fifth street. Haverford College C. C., Haverford, Pennsylvania R. R. The following clubs are not organized, but play the game regularly: University of Pennsylvania Athletic Association, West Philadelphia; The Doctors', Assistants' and Inmates' Eleven of the Hospital for the Insane (Kirkbride's); The Orpheus Singing-Club Eleven, John C. Sims, Jr., 431 Walnut street, Secretary; "The Modocs" (lawyers' and law students' eleven), R. Loper Baird, 741 Walnut street, Secretary.

MISCELLANEOUS.-Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania, Corresponding Secretary, H. H. Houston, Class of '78. Philadel phia Rifle-Club. Rooms, winter shooting-gallery, etc., 534 and 536 N. Third street. Rifle range

at the Schutzen Park, Falls station, on the Manayunk and Norristown branch of Reading R.R.; depot Ninth and Green streets. Caledonian

Club (Scottish games), club-rooms, S. E. cor. Eighth and Walnut streets. Point Breeze RacingPark, Point Breeze, near Penrose Ferry bridge. Belmont Driving Park Association, Belmont avenue above West Fairmount Park, and near Bryn Mawr station, Pennsylvania R. R. Suffolk Park, Island road near the old line of the Wilmington and Baltimore R. R. Sportsmen's Club of Philadelphia, rooms N. E. cor. Eighth and Walnut streets.

SCHUYLKILL NAVY.-A rowing organization composed of nine clubs, whose boat-houses, with the exception of the West Philadelphia, are lo cated on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, in Fairmount Park, near the Green street entrance. The clubs of the navy own 107 boats of all sizes, and the membership numbers 636. Open regatta to all amateur oarsmen in June of each year, and fall regatta, for members only, in September. Reviews at pleasure of the Commodore. Centennial Regatta, for college clubs, amateurs and professionals throughout the world, will be held in 1876, between August 20 and September 15. James M. Ferguson, Commodore: John Hockley, Jr., Vice Commodore; John Gillingham, Secretary: F. W. Murphy, Treasurer; W. R. Tucker, Log-keeper.

University Boat-Club-H. B. Cox, President: D. Winsor, Vice President; Charles Hazelhurst, Secretary: Craig Heberton, Treasurer; E. S. Miles, Coxswain. Undine Boat-Club.-Thos. Hart, Jr., President; John Hockley, Jr., Vice President; H. S. Woodberry, Secretary and Treasurer: W. R. Tucker, Coxswain. Quaker City Boat-Club.-Wm. Arrott, President: F. J. McBeath, Vice President; Chas. Wise, Secretary; H. D. Gummere, Treasurer: G. W. Parker, Coxswain. Pennsylvania Boat-Club.-F. W. Murphy, President; G. K. Richards, Vice President; Max Schmitt, Secretary; John Culin, Treasurer; Jas. M Bennett, Captain. Philadelphia Boat-Club-Henry C. Spackman, President; H. Whelen, Vice President; Chas. H. Krumbhaar, Secretary; Chas. B. Hart, Treasurer: Frederic Chase, Coxswain. Malta Boat Club-Chas. T. Illman, President; - Vice President; W. H. Lees, Secretary; Samuel H. Illman, Treasurer; John F. Hunsicker, Captain. Crescent Boat-Club-H. R. Barnhurst, President; Wm. Allen, Vice President; B. W. Cotton, Secretary; Alonzo Boice, Treasurer; H. K. Hinchman, Captain. College Boat-Club.- Calhoun Megargee, President; John R. Fell, Vice President; Samuel T. Kerr, Secretary; W. Harry Patterson, Treasurer; Eugene Townsend, Captain. West Philadelphia Boat-Club.-H. V. Stilwell, President; Charles H. Yarnell, Vice President; F. M. Roberts, Secretary; W. D. Stovell, Treasurer.

YACHT-CLUBS ON THE DELAWARE-Delaware River Yacht-Club (open boats from 22 to 28 feet), headquarters S. W. cor. Ninth and South streets. Philadelphia Yacht-Club (15 feet boats), headquarters 1104 Beach street. Southwark YachtClub (15 feet boats), headquarters 1345 South Second street. Cabin Yachts (not organized as an association).-Schooners, Vesper, Creely and John F. Starr. Sloops, Stella, Charles Austin Tell, Fawn, Samuel Josephs, Lillie, White Wing and Nepenthe. Cooper's Point (N. J.) Yacht Club (open and cabin boats), headquarters R. G. Wilkins', Cooper's Point.

FIRST DIVISION NATIONAL GUARDS
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Major-General John P. Bankson, Command-
ing. Headquarters 143 Dock street.

Staff-Lieut. Col. Charles C. Knight, Asst. Adjt.-General; Lieut.-Col. Benjamin W. Harper, Division Inspector: Lieut.-Col. Edward Shippen, M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief; Major Walter G. Wilson, Division Commissary; Major Harry D. Zeigler, Division Quartermaster; Major Benton K. Jamison, Division Paymaster; Major Frank W. Paul, Judge-Advocate.

Aides.-Major Samuel N. Lewis, Major Edwin L. Tevis, Major Henry K. Kelly, Major Silas W. Pettit.

First Brigade.-Brig.-General, Henry P. Muirheid: Asst. Adj. Gen. Major S. B. Wylie Mitchell. First Brigade Headquarters 205 S. Sixth street.

er.

Second Brigade.-Brig. General, Russell ThayFirst Regiment Infantry, City Armory, Broad bel. Race street.-R. Dale Benson, Colonel; J. Ross Clark, Lient.-Col.; Charles K. Ide, Major; Joseph B. Godwin, Adjutant; A. Haverstick, Quartermaster; William S. Stewart, Surgeon; Alonzo L. Leach, Asst. Surgeon; William A. Rolin, Paymaster; Casper H. Duhring, Commissary.

Lieut.

Second Regiment Infantry, Armory, Race bel. Sixth street.-Peter Lyle, Colonel; Col.; John A. Gorgas, Major; Adjutant; John A. Harris, Quartermaster; Kingston Godard, Surgeon; Samuel Y. Greer, Commissary.

Third Regiment Infantry.-John F. Ballier. Colonel; Hugh Rodgers. Lieut.-Col.; Fritz L. Ehrlicher, Major; Richard M. J. Reed, Paymaster: Jacob Valer, Quartermaster; Hermann Reich, Surgeon.

Sixth Regiment Infantry, Armory, Carpenter bel. Fifth.-John Maxwell, Colonel;, Lieut.Col.; Philip J. Langer, Jr., Major; L. Cromwell, Adjutant; W. Lovell Dodge, Asst. Surgeon.

Fourth Provisional Battalion, Armory, B. Co., Chestnut st. ab. Fifth.-Lieut.-Col., Raymond J. Burr.

Weccacoe Legion, Armory, Moyamensing av. and Millman street.-John P. Denny, Captain. First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, Armory, Twenty-first street bel. Market.-M. Edward Rogers, Captain.

Black Hussars, Quarters and Drill-ground, South Broad street bel. Passyunk av. C. Kleinz, Captain.

Artillery Corps Washington Grays, Armory, Lardner st. bel. Fifteenth.-Louis D. Baugh, Captain.

Infantry Corps State Fencibles, City Armory, Broad street bel. Race.-John W. Ryan, Captain. Vernon.-Stephen B. Poulterer, Captain. Keystone Battery, Armory, Broad st. ab. Mt.

PUBLIC OFFICES.

Board of Public Education, corner Sixth and Adelphi streets.

Board of Health, Sixth and Sansom streets. Board of Revision of Taxes, 723 Arch street. Building Inspectors, 709 Sansom street. City Treasury Department, Girard Bank, Third street below Chestnut.

City Commissioners' Office, 212 South Fifth.

City Controller's Office, Girard Bank Building. Clerk of Orphans' Court, 3 State-House Row. Clerk of Quarter Sessions, New Court-House, Sixth street below Chestnut.

Coroner's Office, 1343 Chestnut.

Department of Highways, corner Sixth and Chestnut streets.

Department of Markets and City Property, corner Fifth and Walnut streets.

Department of Surveys and Board of Surveyors, 224 S. Fifth.

Department of Taxes, 723 Arch strect.

District Attorney's Office, New Court-House. Fire Department, S. W. corner Juniper and Race streets.

Girard Estate Office, 19 South Fifth street. Guardians of Poor, 42 N. Seventh street. Law Department, 212 S. Fifth street. Mayor's Office, corner Fifth and Chestnut. Morgue, corner Beach and Noble streets. Navy Yard and Offices, Front and Federal streets. New Naval Station and Offices, League Island.

Navy Pay Office, 427 Chestnut street. Paymaster U. S. Army, N. E. corner Twelfth and Girard streets.

Philadelphia Gas-Office, 20 South Seventh. Police Office and Fire Alarm Telegraph, corner Fifth and Chestnut streets.

Prothonotary of Common Pleas, 9 State-House

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Recorder's Office, 521 Chestnut street. Recorder of Deeds, 425 Chestnut street. Register of Wills, 6 State-House Row.

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RAILROAD DEPOTS AND TICKET
OFFICES.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.-Main Line Westward, Depots, Thirty-first and Market streets for arriving trains, Thirty-second and Market street for departing trains, and at Elm and Belmont avs. West Philadelphia. New York Division.-Depots, Thirty-second and Market streets and Front and Berks streets. Belvidere Division.-Depot, Front and Berks street. Amboy Division.-From Market Street Ferry, Philadelphia, and foot of Market street, Camden. Ticket offices, 838 Chestnut street, S. É. cor. Broad and Chestnut, 116 Market, 4 Chelten avenue, Germantown, and at Depots.

PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILROAD. Main line.-Depots Thirteenth and Callowhill streets and on Lansdowne drive, near the Centennial Buildings. Germantown and Norristown Branch.-Depots Ninth and Green streets, at Germantown, Manayunk and Chestnut Hill.

Registry Bureau for Births and Marriages, 604 Ticket offices, 838 Chestnut street, 317 Arch street, Sansom street.

Sheriff's Office, 4 State-House Row.

U. S. Court-Rooms, Post-Office building, entrance on Library street bel. Fifth.

U. S. Custom-House and Offices, Chestnut street below Fifth.

U. S. Pension Office, 718 Sansom street. U. S. Post-Office, Chestnut street below Fifth. New building being erected at Ninth and Chest

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FOREIGN CONSULS AT PHILADELPHIA.
Argentine Republic, E. Shippen, 532 Walnut.
Austria, Lars Westergaard, 138 S. Second.
Belgium, G. E. Saurman, 1104 Chestnut.
Brazil, Edward S. Sayres, 268 S. Third.
Chili, E. Shippen, 532 Walnut.

Colombia, U. S. of, Leon de la Cova, 218 Walnut.

Denmark, F. Myhlertz, 730 N. Twentieth. Ecuador, E. Shippen, 532 Walnut. France, Celestin Auguste Ravin d'Elpeux, vice-consul, Eighth above South.

German Empire, Charles H. Meyer, 227 Chest

nut.

Great Britain, Charles Edward Kortright, consul; George Crump, vice-consul, 619 Walnut. Hungary, Lars Westergaard, 138 S. Second. Italy, Alonzo M. Viti, 115 Walnut. Liberia, Edward S. Morris, 129 S. Front. Netherlands, Lars Westergaard, 138 S. Second.

624 and 732 Chestnut street, and at Depots. NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Depot, Berks and American streets. Ticket offices, Fifth and Chestnut streets, 732 Chestnut, and at depot. PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALTIMORE RAILROAD.-Depot, Broad and Washington av. Ticket offices, 700 and 838 Chestnut streets.

CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD.-From foot of Vine street; Depot, Camden. Ticket of fices, 838 Chestnut street, S. E. cor. Broad and Chestnut, foot of Vine street, 4 Chelten avenue, Germantown.

WEST JERSEY RAILROAD.-From foot of Market street. Ticket offices, 116 Market, 838 Chestnut, S. E. cor. Broad and Chestnut, foot of Market street and 4 Chelten avenue, Germantown.

PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE CENTRAL.Depot of P. W. & B. R. R., Broad and Washington avenue.

WEST CHESTER AND PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD.-Depot, Thirty-first and Chestnut streets, West Philadelphia.

STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. American Line, Peter Wright & Sons, Agents, 307 Walnut street.

Cunard Line, James Hogan, Agent, 339 Chest

nut street

Cromwell Line (to New Orleans), Wm. P. Clyde & Co., Agents, 12 South Wharves.

Great Western Steamship Line, New York to Bristol, England, A. R. McHenry & Co., II Walnut street.

Inman Line, Wm. Brockie, Agent, 402 Chest

nut street.

Morgan's Line, for New Orleans and Texas, Alonzo Shotwell, Agent, 132 South Delaware av. New Orleans, Galveston, and Key West Line, Wm. P. Clyde & Co., 12 South Wharves.

Netherland-American Steam Navigation Company, H. L. Gregg & Co., 108 Walnut street, Freight, and Goeble & Lutz, 429 N. Fourth street, Passenger Agents.

National Line, Waller & Co., Agents, 204 Walnut street.

Philadelphia and Providence Line, Wm. Clyde & Co., Agents, 12 S. Wharves.

Philadelphia and Charleston Line, Wm. Clyde & Co., Agents, 12 S. Wharves.

Philadelphia and Boston Line, Henry Winsor
& Co., Agents, 338 S. Delaware av.
Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship
Company, Wm. L. James, Agent, 416 S. Dela-

ware av.

Providence, Boston and Worcester Line, Henry Winsor & Co., 338 S. Delaware av.

Richmond and Norfolk Line, Wm. Clyde & Co., 12 S. Wharves.

Red Star Line (to Liverpool), Peter Wright & Sons, Agents, 307 Walnut street.

FERRY COMPANIES.

Camden and Philadelphia, from foot of Market street, upper side, to Federal street, Camden. Cooper's Point, from foot of Vine street, to Cooper's Point.

Gloucester, New Jersey, from foot of South street, to Gloucester.

Kaighn's Point, from foot of South street, upper side, to South Camden or Kaighn's Point. Kensington and New Jersey, from foot of Shackamaxon street, to Cooper's Point.

Smith's Island, from Pier 7 South Wharves. West Jersey, from foot of Market street, lower side, to Market street, Camden.

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. American District Telegraph Company.-N. E. cor. Third and Dock; S. W. cor. Seventh and Chestnut; 1343 Chestnut; Thirty-sixth and Lancaster av.; Centennial Finance Office, Centennial grounds; Twentieth and De Lancey place; Fortieth and Locust, West Philadelphia; S. E. cor. Eighth and Wood; 1405 Callowhill; New York depot, Thirty-first and Market.

Twenty-third and Arch; Twentieth and Hamilton: Thirtieth and Bridge; 411 N. Thirteenth; 3936 Market; Thirteenth and Callowhill (depot); 900 Green (depot); Ninth and Girard av.; Ninth and Columbia av.; Ninth and Berks; Richmond and Cumberland av.; Falls of Schuylkill; Nicetown; Manayunk; 4904 Main, Germantown.

Western Union and Philadelphia Local Telegraph Companies.-Principal offices, N. W. cor. Tenth and Chestnut, S. E. cor. Third and Chestnut and 107 S. Third.

Stations-Broad and Washington, Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Depot; Southwark, 1022 S. Second; Delaware Avenue Market, foot of Dock; Ridgway House, foot of Market; 132 N. Front; Merchants' Exchange; 48 S. Third; Merchants' Hotel; 602 Chestnut (Ledger Building); Girard House; Continental Hotel; 1003 Beach street; Kensington Depot; North Pennsylvania Depot, Berks and American; Ninth and Spring Garden; 1330 Girard av.; 129 Walnut ; Bingham House; La Pierre House; N. E. cor. Eighteenth and Market; 321 N. Broad; 2204 Hamilton; Mantua.-Union Hotel, Thirty-first and Haverford av.; Forty-fifth and Lancaster av.; Hestonville.-Fifty-second street; West Philadelphia.-3915 Market; New York Depot; Thirtyfirst and Market; Germantown.-Main and Chelten av.; Frankford.-4310 Main; Manayunk.-In Post-Office; Commercial Exchange, Second ab. Walnut; Seventh and Chestnut; S. E. cor. Ninth and Chestnut; St. Cloud Hotel; 107 S. Front; 307 Walnut; Colonnade Hotel; Port Richmond, 1058 Richmond: 813 Market; 3119 Chestnut; Front and Willow; S. E. cor. Broad and Chestnut; Centennial Grounds; 534 Girard av.; junction of Broad street, Ridge and Fairmount avs.

RAILWAY DIRECTORY.

Single Fare, 7 cts.; Children under ten years, 4 cts.; 4 Tickets, 25 cts.; Exchange Tickets, 9 cts.

CITIZENS' P. R. W. Co.-Tenth and Eleventh streets. Yellow car, green light. Route-Down Tenth to Reed, to Eleventh, up Eleventh to Diamond, to Tenth, to depot, cor. Montgomery av.

Mifflin Street Branch.-Yellow car, red light. Route-Down Tenth, up Twelfth, Wharton to Mifflin.

CONTINENTAL P. R. W. Co.-This road was not built at the time the Almanac was prepared. It was then expected that cars would be run during 1876 over the following route: From Montgomery av. and Eighteenth up Montgomery av, to TwenAtlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company-in-tieth, to Ridge av., to South College av., to Cocludes the Automatic and Franklin.-Principal rinthian av., to Parrish, to Twentieth, to Federal, office, N. E. cor. Third and Chestnut. to Eighteenth, to Francis, to Perkiomen, to Vineyard, to Ridge av., to Eighteenth, to depot at Montgomery av. The charter of the company authorizes it to build several branch roads.

Stations-113 Chestnut, 107 S. Front, 132 S. Second (Commercial Exchange), S. W. cor. Delaware av. and Spruce, 510 Market, St. Stephen's Hotel, 123 N. Front, 204 S. Fourth, 2250 N. Second, 904 Walnut (Office of Centennial Commission) and N. E. cor. Third and Willow.

Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph. Offices, S. W. cor. Fifth and Chestnut and at all police station-houses. Alarm-boxes in fire-engine houses,

etc.

Philadelphia, Reading and Pottsville Telegraph Company.-Principal Office, 204 S. Fourth. Stations.-624 Chestnut; St. Elmo Hotel; 306 Race; S. E. cor. Front and Willow; South street wharf, Delaware River; 214 Washington av.;

EMPIRE P. R. W. Co.-Twelfth and Sixteenth streets. Yellow car, red light. Route-Down Twelfth to Wharton, to Seventeenth, to Carpenter, to Sixteenth, up Sixteenth to Montgomery av., to depot, cor. Twelfth.

FRANKFORD & SOUTHWARK P. R. W. Co.Fifth and Sixth streets. Yellow car, red light. Route-Down Kensington av. to Front, to Berks, to Sixth, to Jackson, to Fifth, up Fifth to Berks, to Front, to Kensington av., to depot, cor. Cuinberland.

Lehigh Avenue and Powell Street Branch.-Green car, green light. Route-Up Kensington av. to Lehigh av., to Sixth, down Sixth to Powell, to Fifth, up Fifth to Lehigh av., to Kensington av., to depot.

Frankford Steam Line.-Branch of Fifth & Sixth. Route-Down Frankford street to Kensington av., to Cumberland, to depot, and return. GERMANTOWN P. R. W. Co.-Fourth and Eighth streets. Yellow car, green light. Route -Down Dauphin to Germantown av., to Fourth, to Dickinson, to Eighth, up Eighth to Columbia av., to Seventh, to Susquehanna av,, to Eighth, to depot, Eighth and Dauphin. Each alternate car turns up Walnut to Eighth.

Germantown Branch.-Yellow car, green light. Route-From Dauphin up Eighth to Germantown av., to Germantown, and return.

Girard Avenue Branch.-Yellow car, red light. Route-Along Girard av. to Palmer, to Beach, to Shackamaxon, to Girard av., to Elm av., to the Centennial Buildings at Belmont av., returning over the same route.

GREEN & COATES P. R. W. Co.-Green car, red light. Route-From entrance of Park down Fairmount av. to Twenty-second, to Green, to Fourth, to Dickinson, to Eighth, up Eighth to Fairmount av., to the Park. Each alternate car turns up Walnut.

Delaware River Branch.-Green car, red light. Route-Up Beach to Fairmount av., to Eighth, returning down Fairmount av. to Fourth, to Green, to Beach.

HESTONVILLE, MANTUA & FAIRMOUNT P. R. W. Co.-Yellow car, red light. Route-Down Lancaster av, to Haverford av., to lower deck of Fairmount bridge, to Callowhill, to Twentysecond, to Race, to Second, to Walnut, to Dock, to Third, to Vine, to Twenty-third, to Spring Garden, to upper deck of Fairmount bridge, to Spring Garden, West Philadelphia, to Lancaster av., to Belmont av., to Centennial Buildings. Depot, Forty-third and Lancaster av.

Hestonville Branch.-Green car, red light. Route-Out Lancaster av. to Fifty-second, and return to depot at Forty-third by same route.

Arch Street Branch.-Yellow car, green light. Route-Down Hamilton to Twenty-fifth, to Spring Garden, to Twentieth, to Arch, to Second, returning up Arch to Twenty-first, to Callowhill, to depot, with passes to Centennial Buildings.

LOMBARD & SOUTH STREETS P. R. W. Co.Yellow car, red light. Route-Down Lombard to Front, to Dock, to Delaware av., returning up Dock to Front, to South, to depot, cor. Twentyfifth and South.

caster av., to Thirty-second, to Chestnut, to Front, to Walnut, to Twenty-second, to Chestnut, to Thirty-second, to Lancaster av., to Belmont av., to depot, near the Park and Centennial grounds.

Darby Branch.-Red car, white light. Route -Down Darby rd. to Woodland av., to Chestnut, to Front, to Walnut, to Twenty-second, to Chestnut, to Woodland av., to Darby rd., to Darby. Mount Moriah Branch.-Blue car, white light. Route-Same as Darby Branch as far as Mount Moriah.

PHILADELPHIA & GRAY'S FERRY P. R. W. Co.-Spruce and Pine streets.-Gray's Ferry Branch.-White car, red light. Route-Exchange, to Second, to Pine, to Twenty-third, to Gray's Ferry rd., to Gray's Ferry bridge, return by Gray's Ferry rd. to Christian, to Twentysecond, to Spruce, to Third, to Walnut, to the Exchange. Depot, Twenty-third and Spruce.

Fairmount Park Branch.-Route-Same as above to Twenty-third, thence to Callowhill, to Twenty-fifth, to Green st. entrance to Park, returning via Twenty-fifth to Hamilton, to Twentysecond, and thence by the above route.

PEOPLE'S P. R. W. Co.-Callowhill street. Yellow car. Route From Park entrance to Biddle, to Twenty-fourth, to Callowhill, to Front, to Vine, to Delaware av., returning along Vine to York av., to Callowhill, to Schuylkill River and the Park entrance.

RIDGE AVENUE P. R. W. Co.-Yellow car, red light. Route-Down Ridge av. to Tenth, to Arch, to Second, returning up Arch to Ninth, to Ridge av., to depot, Thirty-second and Ridge av., opposite East Park entrance.

For Manayunk.-Yellow car, with blue flag and red light, leaves Third and Arch every fifteen minutes during the summer for Manayunk, via Ridge av., without change of cars. In January, February and March the cars run to Manayunk from the depot every twenty minutes.

SECOND & THIRD STREETS P. R. W. Co.White car, green light. Route-Down Frankford av. to Jefferson, to Second, to Mifflin, to Third, to Germantown av., to Oxford, to Front, to Amber, to depot.

Frankford Branch-White car, red flag, green light. Route-Up Frankford av. to Paul, to stand at Arrott street. Returning down Main to Frankford av., to depot, cor. Lehigh av.

North Penn Branch.-Green car, orange light. Route-Down Frankford av. to Huntingdon, to Coral, to Cumberland, to Emerald, to Dauphin, to Second, to Dock, to Third, to Germantown av., to Oxford, to Third, to Berks, to Second, to York, to Coral, to Cumberland, to Amber, to depot.

Southern Branch.-Red car, green light. Route Richmond Branch.-Red car, red light. Route -From depot, Thirteenth and Snyder av., down-Up Lehigh av. to Richmond, to Frankford av., Snyder av, to Twelfth, to Dickinson, to Eighth, to Christian, to Fifth, to Lombard, to Fourth, to South, to Passyunk av., to Mifflin, to Twelfth, to Snyder av., to Broad.

MANAYUNK & ROXBOROUGH INCLINED PLANE P. R. W. Co.-Route-Ridge av. from Barren Hill to Wissahickon Station on the Norristown branch of Reading R. R., and return.

PHILADELPHIA CITY P. R. W. Co.-Chestnut and Walnut streets. Green car, red light. Route -From depot to Forty-second, down Chestnut to Front, to Walnut, to Twenty-second, to Chestnut, to depot, cor. Forty-second.

Fairmount Park Branch.-Yellow car, maroon light. Route-Down Belmont av. to Lan

to Manderson, to Beach, to Laurel, to Delaware av., to Fairmount av., to Second, to Dock, to Third, up to Brown, to Beach, to Manderson, to Frankford av., to Girard av., to Norris, to Richmond, to Lehigh av., to depot, cor. Edgemont.

Bridesburg Branch.-White car, white light. Route-Up Lehigh av. to Richmond, to Bridge, to Washington. Returning over same route to depot. Front Street Branch.-White car. RouteFairmount av. down New Market to Vine, to Front, to Chestnut. Returning over same route. Allegheny Avenue Branch.-Yellow car, white light. Route-From Lehigh av. up Richmond to Allegheny av. Returning by same route.

Cumberland Street Branch.-White car, white

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